[nopardons]

Look, the smallpox vacination almost killed me, when I first got it and I was a tiny child. Back then, people knew that their were risks; they just didn't sue everyone, when they sneezed. That's the problem, today; many people ( including a lot of FREEPERS ! )just can't see the forest for the trees. I guess that they'd rather GET smallpox, than be somewhat discomfitted from the shot. Oh well, those who get the shot and those who don't, will all probably sue the government and the drug companies,no matter what happens.

BTW, this talked about smallpox vacine, is NOT " old ", it's new and is coming from England.One of my friends is an expert, who works as a consultant ( and sometimes doctor, as he did during 9/11/01 ) for the CDC. I'll take his word for this stuff; rather than an article posted on FR and / or the hysterical posts, from people who don't have ALL of the facts.

[Route66]

Okay - I guess confusion will just have to reign on this one. First you ask why some did not become ill and die when we were vaccinated as kids. I explained they did. Then you tell me you nearly died from it as a kid - and abandon the 'it's not dangerous' argument for 'the freepers are just wimps' approach.
You have just made my point that the vaccine is not without danger for some people, but I've already said that the odds are we will have to vaccinate anyway. Glad you got your vaccine and you're well and happy, but the fact is that if we wind up having to vaccinate everyone, some people will not be well and happy. The country will be better off if we come to grips with that ahead of time.

[Jim Noble]

>>Oh well, those who get the shot and those who don't, will all probably sue the government and the drug companies,no matter what happens.<<

I was at a smallpox clinic planning meeting yesterday.

Every question I took, was a variation of, "but won't we get sued?"

[chantal7]

The old vaccine was just cowpox virus which gave people immunity from smallpox, what is the new vaccine from England comprised of?

I doubt it would be smallpox itself. Altered cowpox? Synthetic?